Bill Macy has a juicy cameo as Mr. Woodcock’s even more obnoxious father. Director Craig Gillespie has another movie opening next month that screened this week at the Toronto International Film ...

His present-day bungling is played off against flashbacks to Mr. Woodcock's sadistic gym classes. The movie never finds much of a way to build on its male rivalry premise. It's one long chain of ...

Predictability snuffs out any hope movie had of being funny. by Eric Moore | September 18, 2007 at 2:42 p.m. "TAKE A LAP" - Billy Bob Thornton stars as Jasper Woodcock in Craig Gillespie's Mr ...

The look of the promotional ad plus the title made me have my doubts, but I ended up enjoyed the entire movie. “Mr. Woodcock” turned out not to be the corny, generic comedy you assumed.

One look at the Mr. Woodcock movie posters and you know it's about a phys-ed teacher. It's the deadly combo of the extra-short haircut, suntan, whistle and tacky sweatsuit. "The movie looks ...

He made them suffer in “The Bad News Bears,” abused them in “Bad Santa” and is back in business as the nightmarish gym teacher of “Mr. Woodcock,” a movie that commits sins of excess ...

There are few things more frustrating than watching a feature-length movie that would have made a very funny 30-minute short. “Mr. Woodcock” is a prime example. And when the iceberg of ...

Bill Macy has a juicy cameo as Mr. Woodcock’s even more obnoxious father. Director Craig Gillespie has another movie opening next month that screened this week at the Toronto International Film ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mr. Woodcock. Does just saying that name aloud make you giggle? Then you might have the ...

There's more genuine humor to be gleaned from saying "Woodcock" over ... everything about “Mr. Woodcock” suggests a muddled project with no clear idea what kind of movie it wants to be.

Mr. Woodcock swings. I'm sad to say he doesn't ... and his impulse control. I could go on. The movie certainly does. At 87 minutes, it's about 80 too long. The seven minutes not in need of ...